Obama Apologizes in Mexico

President Barack Obama started out Friday morning in Mexico City with an apology speech to a group of college students. This was an apparent 2014 Congressional campaign speech directed at Mexican American voters and other Hispanic American voters.

Obama insinuated that the United States has imposed its sovereignty on Mexico and wants to build a fence on our borders.

Despite all the bonds and the values that we share, despite all the people who claim heritage on both sides, our attitudes sometimes are trapped in old stereotypes. Some Americans only see the Mexico that is depicted in sensational headlines of violence and border crossings. And let’s admit it, some Mexicans think that America disrespects Mexico, or thinks that America is trying to impose itself on Mexican sovereignty, or just wants to wall ourselves off. And in both countries such distortions create misunderstandings that make it harder for us to move forward together. So I've come to Mexico because I think it’s time for us to put the old mind-sets aside. It’s time to recognize new realities -- including the impressive progress of today’s Mexico. (Applause.)

A fence is needed on our land borders. People entering and leaving the United States need to pass though checkpoints. How else are we going to know who is entering our country? In his speech, Obama was simply establishing himself as the person who opposes such a fence.

What is imposing on Mexican sovereignty all about? Could Obama be referring to the claims of some that parts of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California really belong to Mexico? Is Obama trying to build up anger that will reflect on the Republicans in 2014 and would thus bring more Hispanic votes to the Democrats?

President Obama then claimed that most of the guns used for violence in Mexico come from the United States. Other than further restricting the rights of honest Americans and putting gun traffickers in jail, Obama made no mention of ridding society of the violent people who use the guns.

And we also recognize that most of the guns used to commit violence here in Mexico come from the United States. (Applause.) I think many of you know that in America, our Constitution guarantees our individual right to bear arms, and as President I swore an oath to uphold that right and I always will. But at the same time, as I’ve said in the United States, I will continue to do everything in my power to pass common-sense reforms that keep guns out of the hands of criminals and dangerous people. That can save lives here in Mexico and back home in the United States. It’s the right thing to do. (Applause.) So we’ll keep increasing the pressure on gun traffickers who bring illegal guns into Mexico. We’ll keep putting these criminals where they belong -- behind bars.

President Obama made no mention of Obama and Eric Holder’s involvement in Fast and Furious. It is yet to be determined if Operation Fast and Furious was a sting operation conceived and executed by grossly incompetent people, an operation intended to actually supply guns to criminals, or an attempt to create the false and misleading impression that guns reaching Mexico from the United States necessitated much stronger federal gun control laws. The investigation has yet to concentrate on what directions or communications Attorney General Eric Holder might have received in the matter of Operation Fast and Furious from President Barack Obama.

Attorney General Eric Holder withheld documents relating to Fast and Furious from the United States House of Representatives. Holder produced only a small number of the requested documents that Congress requested in its investigation of Operation Fast and Furious. The House held Holder in Contempt of Congress but failed to arrest and imprison Holder.

The Obama White House apparently channeled more than $10 million of Obama Stimulus money to support this smuggling operation. A lot of money was made on this smuggling operation, and it is still unclear who authorized this apparent criminal activity and who were the recipients of this money. These smuggled guns were used to kill members of rival Mexican gangs, apparently Mexican police and military, and even at least one US agent.

The key to winning in 2014 for the Republicans will be their ability to address the concerns of the American people who are experiencing their quality of life deteriorating under Obama. People are afraid, including the American citizens of Hispanic origin. Bob Unruh commented on WND,

At the recent White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, President Obama joked about how radio host Rush Limbaugh had characterized him in his second term as an abortion-promoting, same-sex marriage-endorsing, perpetual campaigner.

It appears, however, that most Americans are not laughing.

According to a poll for WND by Wenzel Strategies, nearly 7 of 10 Americans believe either the Obama administration is taking the nation in the wrong direction or they are not sure.

Only some 32 percent say the U.S. is on the right track, and even among the president’s own party members, only 58 percent agree with that statement. Agreement among Republicans was 8 percent, and among independents it was only 26 percent.

Pollster Fritz Wenzel noted that previous presidents earned much higher respect from Americans for their accomplishments by this point in their administrations.

This is the lowest level of approval for the president since August of last year.

Today’s figures include 25% who Strongly Approve of the way Obama is performing as president and 41% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -16 (see trends).

The 2014 General Election will be the Republicans to lose. Republicans will gain an increased majority in the House and will retake the Senate. This will happen provided the Republicans do not follow the ideas of some senior Republican leaders and try to be more like the Democrats.

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I love your predictions in the last line: "The 2014 General Election will be the Republicans to lose. Republicans will gain an increased majority in the House and will retake the Senate. This will happen provided the Republicans do not follow the ideas of some senior Republican leaders and try to be more like the Democrats."

Unfortunately, your record on predictions is WRONG! Thank you for assuring Democrats will continue to hold the Senate and gain seats in the House.

The issues killing off the Republican candidates will be on gun legislation and immigration.....

Clearly you haven't seen the polls. Polls that show those who voted against background checks plummeting. Of course you don't believe polls, you thought Romney was going to win in a landslide. I believe that was a prediction you had. Hate to tell you Don, but should Hillary run, nobody can or will stop her.

Geez! I hate to add to the number of comments you are trying to get on your failing blog....

Did you ever formally apologize to Texas Tech for your indiscretions when you were a chairman of a department there.

You are the one taking Obama's comments as "apologies" along with the rest of the Right-Wing Extremist crowd.

Considering your record, (filing a lawsuit which didn't work) do you even know the basic mechanics of making an apology? Tell us about how your basic experience at Texas Tech differs from Obama's speech in Mexico...

"The president of the United States is in Mexico apologizing to Mexican college students for America trying to impose itself on Mexican sovereignty. What? Would somebody explain that to me? I do not understand how we are trying to impose ourselves on Mexico. It would seem, if we want to discuss this, that it might actually be the opposite."

I have never read those rules or even heard of Alinsky until you and the right wing extremist crowd brought him up. In your frustrations to explain those who disagree with your nonsense you have to rationalize some way don't you?

However, the rules you and your crowd follow are those of the Fascists. I have posted those many times on your blog.

You want to make a rebuttal to thisl visit Dr. Carrs blog if you have the courage, I am done here for today.

May quoting: "The president of the United States is in Mexico apologizing to Mexican college students for America trying to impose itself on Mexican sovereignty. What? Would somebody explain that to me? I do not understand how we are trying to impose ourselves on Mexico. It would seem, if we want to discuss this, that it might actually be the opposite."
Rush Limbaugh 03 May 2013

Don't you have any opinions of your own? Can't you speak for yourself? Don't you have anything to offer this blog that is you?

Well, seems like your at it again!! Copy & paste, plus let's not forget listening to Rush!! You said you've always had real jobs? Well, I'd like to know which one you have now! I didn't think people got paid for writing blogs!!

Obama is a liar by saying that the guns used in Mexico to commit crimes come from the USA.Certainly some do, but the vast majority are coming from Central and South America. Of course many are from deserters from the Mexican military that simply defect to the drug cartels and bring their US made weapons with them.

150,000 Mexican soldiers, 17,000 last year alone, defected to go work for the drug cartels, bringing their American-made service-issued firearms with them. It has also been well documented that the drug cartels are illegally smuggling fully automatic firearms, grenades and other weapons into Mexico from South and Central America. Such items are not being purchased at retail firearms stores in the United States.

All of Obama’s ideas are based on tired old Marxist ideology, which has consistently failed every time it has been tried.

Trying to force Marxism on the American people is not a new idea. Woodrow Wilson gave Marxism its first big push. “The American Constitution is little more than ‘political witchcraft’ from the past, and ought to be discarded so that we can get on with the Progressive project of building a ‘national state.’”

Like Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Barack Obama does not accept the Founding Father’s intention of a very limited government.